Thursday, April 28, 2016

This panel was later in the evening on Saturday,
I was exhausted, and it was definitely worth staying to see the Men of Orphan
Black.The panel began with a
teaser preview of the upcoming season.

Kristian Bruun told a great story of the dance scene
twerking in the bedroom, and how he was incredibly stiff and sore the next
day.Because of the way they were
shooting the scene, he and Tatian Maslany had to keeping dancing over and over
and over.I guess Kristian wasn’t
prepared for that much twerking.

Kristian Bruun

Kristian Bruun

Kristian also said that with Helena
living with him and Alison, he’s loving the interaction Donnie has with a
pregnant Helena.

Kevin Hanchard

Jordan Garvais says the knowledge of Mrs. S (portrayed by
Mary Doyle Kennedy) and Sarah actually being related causes his character,
Felix, to feel alienated from them, especially Sarah.I’m interested in seeing how Felix and
Sarah’s relationship changes, but I really want them to stay as close as two
peas in a pod.I love their
relationship, and it would break my heart to see that fall apart since Felix
has always had Sarah’s back.

Jordan Garvais

When the panel was over, we received paper lamb masks in the
style of the lamb mask from the first episode we saw teased. How is everyone liking the new season?

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The Con Man panel at WonderCon was fun even though I’d
already seen the comic preview and bloopers reel at Long Beach Comic Expo and
Silicon Valley Comic Con.

Alan Tudyk checking out the large crowd

Alan Tudyk brought stuff from home to sign and give to
audience members who got to ask a question.One of the best items was a ticket to the premiere or after party for
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.He was
handing the items to P. J. Haarsma to hand to the fans, but this item he
“tried” to keep for himself, and who could blame him?

Alan Tudyk

Shannon Eric Denton

You can purchase the DVD/BluRay of Con Man online which is
definitely worth getting for the commentary of the behind the scenes bits about
the funders and friends in the series.I’m
hoping they add more items to the store, but I will check out their booth at
San Deigo Comic Con for the drinking glasses and a few other items.

Alan Tudyk

Get the first issue of the Spectrum comic book at your
local comic book shop on Free Comic Book Day.If you’re in Los
Angeles on
Free Comic Book Day, you may get to have it signed by the Con Man team, Alan
Tudyk, PJ Haarsma, and Shannon Eric Denton.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

This had to be one of the weirdest panels I’ve ever seen at
a con.The first, but small, bit of
“weirdness” was near the beginning when Megan Fox came onto stage from the
wrong side.She mentioned that she
didn’t want to walk so far.She was
chewing gum during the entire panel, too.

Just look at Stephen Amell's bicep!!

The really weird part was when they went to audience
questions a little early because there was someone already at the microphone
(it appears that she didn’t even get into the line that was along the wall), so
they turned on the mic spotlight for her to ask her question.I don’t know if the girl was on drugs or just
really confused, but her question made no sense and was directed at “Eliza” (no
one named Eliza was on stage).Megan Fox
tried to clarify the question, but it didn’t do any good, and it was just
getting weirder and security came up to the girl and escorted her out of the
room.

It was awkward for another moment as the people on stage
tried to move on from that incident.Overall, Megan Fox came off a bit snobbish in her responses to most of
the questions.It was such a
light-hearted panel when Stephen Amell came on stage and chatted a bit before
they brought Megan Fox out.It became
awkward and weird once she arrived.It
was just a strange experience, and I’m not sure it helped the film’s promotion
in any way.

Stephen Amell

I didn't hate the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie last year(?), but it could have been a lot better. I feel Megan Fox is the weak link, but I'm hoping the addition of Stephen Amell will make this next installment much more entertaining.

Monday, April 25, 2016

I love iZombie, and the panel at WonderCon only cemented my
love for the show.The cast was
entertaining and it was obvious that they really have fun together.The teaser they showed prior to the Q&A
portion of the panel caused a huge reaction from the audience (Ravi
arrested?!!)

The funniest moment, which became a recurring joke during
the panel, was when Robert Buckley was trying (I think) to compliment the
writing because his own speech is full of cheesy one-liners, but what he said
was that he says a lot of cheesy one-liners.Please note he is sitting next to Rob Thomas, creator and writer of
iZombie.Rob Thomas makes a joke about a
“spoiler” of Major being killed off.

Moments later, a question is being answered by David Anders,
and he compliments the writing mentioning that his “lines are never
cheesy.”Robert Buckley’s response to
this was hilarious.Everyone on the
panel and most, if not all, of the audience were laughing.

Aly's Birthday cake with unlit candles

This was also Aly Michalka’s birthday, so they brought out a
cake for her, and everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to her.The candles couldn’t be lit because of fire
regulations of the theater.There was a
question for Aly about who Peyton should be with, Ravi
or Blaine.Aly was seated between David Anders and Rahul
Kohli, so they played it up while she answered the question.They even arm wrestled for her (Peyton’s)
affection.At one point, Rahul wasn’t
happy with Aly’s answer and got up from his seated and began walking
off-stage.Poor Aly was a trooper
through the antics while trying to answer the question for the fans.Her answer amounted to Blaine
being the bad boy, and Ravi being the good guy you can
depend on.

Selfie with the crowd taken by Robert Buckely

Since I posted this after the season finale, I still won't spoil it, but wow!!

Monday, April 11, 2016

I attended an advance screening of "The Huntsman: Winter's War" Saturday afternoon at the Mary Pickford Center in Hollywood. It was a really nice screening with free promotional items, a photobooth, and a Q and A with three of the film's stars. The event was hosted by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and the Q and A was transmitted live to screenings in their theaters across the country. (As an aside, Alamo Drafthouse is planning a theater for Los Angeles to open in 2017.)

Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain

I really enjoyed this movie (I can't say the same for the first one), and it had quite a few funny moments. The costuming is outstanding, once again. The fight sequences were also exciting and fun to watch. That's all I'll say about it for now.

Ben Lyons, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain

The Q&A with Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, and Jessica Chastain was hilarious. I think my favorite part was when they were answering a question about their favorite scene to film. Charlize's favorite scene were ones she wasn't in (she's not in the film much...sorry). She mentions that she was told about the hot springs scene (Hemsworth and Chastain are naked in a hot spring), and about how Jessica's breasts are amazing. Charlize went on to say she was told about how Jessica's breasts are so buoyant that they were difficult to keep out of frame. We were all laughing, including Jessica who was also a bit embarrassed. Charlize just said that she was jealous because she 4 costumers had stuffed tissue in her bra for this film.

Ben Lyons, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain

Chris Hemsworth said that he was a bit jealous of the fancy fight moves Jessica was doing and wanted to do flips, too.

Ben Lyons, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain

There was more, and I know I screwed up a lot of this, but it will probably be on YouTube for you to watch. I do recommend watching video of the Q&A if you can find it. It was really fun, and Charlize was so funny and honest. It was really worth waiting in the rain for 4+ hours.

Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain

I'm attending the red carpet premiere for The Huntsman: Winter's War tonight, and I'm looking forward to seeing it again.TTFN,Veronica

Friday, April 8, 2016

The Los Angeles Sci-Fi Comic Convention is a small, traditional comic convention. This is a great place to find old collectible toys and comics, and I went mostly to see Katrina Law and Ming-Na Wen. The line for Ming-Na was really long so I went into that line first (about an hour before she was scheduled to arrive), and still managed to get into Katrina Law's line.

My wristband

My place in line for Ming-Na Wen an hour before she arrived.

Me with Ming-Na Wen

Katrina Law is incredibly sweet and full of energy. She was so much fun watching her do fun and silly poses with the fans.

Me with Katrina Law

Fun pose with Katrina Law

I definitely want to go back and check out the collectibles when I have more money to spend.TTFN,Veronica

Thursday, April 7, 2016

I attended the Los Angeles
premiere for “I Saw the Light” held at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood,
California.Very few red carpet premieres are held here except for very independent
films due to the small size of the theater.

This picture is unzoomed, and it doesn't show how close I was.

Tom Hiddleston was on the red carpet doing press interviews
when I was checking in, so I snapped a few, not very good, pictures while I was
walking past the red carpet.I didn’t
hang around outside so I didn’t see Elizabeth
Olsen arrive.

Tom Hiddleston

Before the film started, the film’s writer/director Marc
Abraham spoke to the crowd to thank various supporters as well as introduce Tom
Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen.I was in
the third row, so I was very close which isn’t apparent by the photo I took
from my seat.

Pictures looks further than it was.

The movie is really bad.The performances were very well done, but the way the story is told
(both script and editing) was a bit choppy.It was very hard to connect with any of the characters, and the film was
too vague on the addictions Hank Williams was dealing with.The film bores the audience, because it moves
so incredibly slow that you feel as if you are watching more than a decade of
Hank Williams’ life when, in fact, the film only covers approximately his last
6 years.

Tom Hiddleston

After the film, I was attempting to exit when a man in the
upper seats started shouting something somewhat unintelligibly, and I could
only catch the last part which was something about him being available if
anyone wanted to give him a job.At this
time, Tom Hiddleston was also trying to exit the room and was standing in front
of me.We were only separated by a
security man blocking my aisle so that I couldn’t exit while Tom was
there.I ended up walking only a few
feet behind Tom Hiddleston, but I didn’t want to bother him as his handlers
ushered him out a side door.

Tom Hiddleston

My invitation had also been for the after-party at a
restaurant across the street from the theater, but when I got there to check-in
I was told that there was a mistake and the party was for cast and crew
only.As I was exiting the restaurant,
Elizabeth Olsen stepped out of a SUV to enter the restaurant (she was the only
one who was driven the 200 yards to the restaurant), and security cleared a
path for her to enter.